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ARE YOU KIDDING ME?: A shopping tale

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THE VIEW FROM HERE: Sensational summer on the South Shore

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THE MOM SCENE: The high price of nostalgia

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This homemade guessing booth, for an upcoming carnival-themed birthday party, is an inexpensive way to make a big impact.

EAST COAST MOMMY: Party planning on a budget

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RECYCLED LOVE: Choose trainers carefully for pets

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George Canyon will be among those participating in the P.E.I. Celebration of Hope this weekend in Charlottetown.

George Canyon to run for Conservatives in Central Nova

Updated 5 minutes ago

Darcy Rhyno (left) and Alex Buchanan stand in front of the mural at Buchanan’s HarbourTone Productions in Shelburne.

Rhyno, Buchanan leave Osprey Arts Centre

Updated a day ago

Benjamin Wile and Lily Chapman are both looking forward to the first-ever Kids Triathlon being held by the Lunenburg County YMCA.

New fundraiser will give kids chance to showcase skills while raising money for Lunenburg County YMCA

Updated a day ago

Axe thrower Brian Nickerson from Cape Sable Island (far left) prepares to unleash his axe during action in the 2018 competition held in Liverpool.

Canadian Axe Throwing Championships to be held this weekend in Liverpool

Published a day ago

Local

New Germany Lake is shown in this Google Maps screengrab.

Floatplane crashes into New Germany Lake

Updated 1 hour ago

Sunny Valley Cemetery was formed 133 years ago. On Aug. 23, a special ceremony is planned to remember all those buried at the site.

Candlelight vigil planned to Celebrate lives of those buried at Sunny Valley Cemetery

Published Aug 12, 2019 at 10:52 a.m.

Father-and-son duo Bill and Joel Plaskett will share the spotlight as the headliners of this year’s Bordertown Festival.

Plaskett’s Folk Harbour Festival roots

Published Aug 08, 2019 at 8:39 a.m.

Folk Harbour Society president Harold Pearse stands outside the Lunenburg Opera House. The society has started a GoFundMe campaign to cover the $330,000 mortgage on the building.

Folk Harbour Society asks for help to save Lunenburg Opera House

Published Aug 07, 2019 at 3:19 p.m.

Regional

George Canyon will be among those participating in the P.E.I. Celebration of Hope this weekend in Charlottetown.

George Canyon to run for Conservatives in Central Nova

Updated 5 minutes ago

A Kia SUV is on its side on a trail off Willow Street in Truro after a fatal shooting by a police officer early Saturday. - Harry Sullivan/Truro News

RCMP officer shoots and kills driver of stolen vehicle in Truro

Updated Aug 11, 2019 at 6:31 p.m.

Lt-Col. Mark Hickey in 2016.

From air cadet to fighter pilot: Clarenville’s Lt-Col. Mark Hickey earns Meritorious Service Medal from Canadian Air Force

Updated Aug 09, 2019 at 2:15 p.m.

Dartmouth musician Chad McCoy performing at Edible Art in New Minas. McCoy recently completed a musical tour of Southern Nova Scotia entirely on his bike.

Dartmouth musician tours southern Nova Scotia by bicycle

Updated Aug 08, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

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George Canyon will be among those participating in the P.E.I. Celebration of Hope this weekend in Charlottetown.

George Canyon to run for Conservatives in Central Nova

New Germany Lake is shown in this Google Maps screengrab.

Floatplane crashes into New Germany Lake

The new owners of the Shelburne Barrel Factory, George and Beerta Van deer Meer, have breathed new life into the century old tradition that has been a mainstay on Dock Street since 1917. KATHY JOHNSON

Century old tradition lives on, local icon remembered

Federal Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan watches as Nova Scotia Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Chuck Porter signs a new provincial-federal community housing programs agreement. The agreement will see $394 million spent over 10 years building and repairing affordable housing in the province. - Ian Fairclough

Feds, province go halves on $394 million for affordable housing in Nova Scotia

Kayakers paddle across Shelburne Harbour from Islands Park to historic Dock Street during the annual Shelburne Kayak Festival.

Hitting the water, kayak style

Chris Ryan is hosting the songwriter’s circle event as a part of the 2019 Exploits Valley Salmon Festival.

Newfoundland country music star Chris Ryan tours Nova Scotia

Clark’s Harbour resident Della Smith, left, who is also a part-time Seal Islander, talks with Sharon Meade and Karel Allard from the Canadian Wildlife Service at the official announcement. It was stated 80 per cent of seal Island is now protected by the Nova Scotia Nature Trust. KATHY JOHNSON PHOTO

Seal Island protected

Guy Carbonneau captained the Canadiens to the last Stanley Cup won by a Canadian team. POSTMEDIA FILE

Gainey happy to see former Canadiens teammate Carbonneau in Hall of Fame

Police are asking for the public's assistance to locate 38-year-old Crystal Dawn Stevens.

RCMP seeks public’s help in finding missing Annapolis County woman

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Catalina man sentenced in assault case, attempted murder charges dropped

The light horse show is one of the major attractions at the Annapolis Valley Exhibition. It brings in dozens of entries from around the province. At this year’s Valley Ex Aug. 12 to 17 saw lots of winners. VIKI GAUL

2019 Valley Ex light horse show results from Lawrencetown

Darcy Rhyno (left) and Alex Buchanan stand in front of the mural at Buchanan’s HarbourTone Productions in Shelburne.

Rhyno, Buchanan leave Osprey Arts Centre